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BroadStreet Partners completes strategic investment led by Ethos Capital
21st July 2025
BroadStreet Partners, an insurance brokerage company, has announced the successful closing of a strategic investment by an investor group led by Ethos Capital, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), and White Mountains Insurance Group. This investment marks a significant milestone in the company’s growth trajectory. BroadStreet Partners is a middle-market insurance brokerage ... Read the full article
Ethos appoints Vijay Ratnam as MD for India
20th October 2023
Ethos, an online life insurance provider in the U.S., has appointed Vijay Ratnam as its India Managing Director. Ratnam’s remit in the role is to lead the company's organizational culture, strategic resource management, and planning for growth and expansion in India. Peter Colis, Chief Executive Officer of Ethos, commented, "Last year Ethos ... Read the full article
Ethos hires Nichole Myers as new chief underwriter
20th April 2022
Life insurance firm Ethos has hired Nichole Myers as its new chief underwriter. A statement from the firm said that Myers would be responsible for growing its underwriting offers and leading overall underwriting strategy. Troy Thompson, chief actuary at the firm spoke about Myers’s fifteen years of experience in the industry. He ... Read the full article
Insurtech Goosehead expanding into life following ETHOS deal
9th December 2021
Goosehead, a technology independent carrier, has announced its entrance into the life insurance space through a strategic alliance with Ethos Life. Through Goosehead’s Digital Agent Platform, clients can now access coverage online without blood tests or medical exams. This partnership is seen as a way to eliminate traditional barriers and underscore Goosehead’s ... Read the full article
Marty Schafer joins Ethos as First Distribution Officer
1st December 2021
Life insurtech Ethos has announced the appointment of Marty Schafer as its first Chief Distribution Officer to bolster the company's channel distribution. He will be responsible for building a team to focus on enabling partnerships specifically with third party life insurance distributors and life, property and casualty insurance agents. Schafer joins Ethos ... Read the full article
Ethos raises $200mn in Series D funding
17th May 2021
Insurtech company Ethos has raised $200 million in a Series D investment round, boosting its valuation to $2 billion. Since its initial launch, revenue and users have each grown by more than 500% year-over-year, and the company expects to issue $20 billion of life insurance coverage in 2021. The latest funding round ... Read the full article
Ethos adds Brett Wilson as VP of Risk, Actuarial
9th October 2019
Ethos, a life insurtech backed by Munich Re and Assurity Life, has expanded its executive team with the appointment of Brett Wilson as its first Vice President of Risk & Actuarial. Wilson brings nearly two decades’ experience to the role and joins from Old Mutual’s Latin American division, where he served ... Read the full article
Munich Re backed insurtech Ethos raises $35mn in funding
31st October 2018
Ethos, a life insurtech start-up backed by Munich Re and Assurity Life, has raised an additional $35 million in funding from a Series B financing round, led by venture capital firm Accel. Additional investors included Google Ventures (GV), previous investors Sequoia Capital and Arrive, a subsidiary of Roc Nation, and a ... Read the full article
Ethos Specialty names Rory Cline as CEO
17th September 2018
Ethos Specialty Insurance Services, part of Ascot Group’s Managing General Underwriter platform, has appointed Rory Cline as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Cline has served as Chief Underwriting Officer since joining Ethos Specialty at its inception in 2017, before which he served as President of Ascot Specialty U.S, a position ... Read the full article
Ethos enters partnership with Munich Re and Assurity Life
30th July 2018
Ethos, the specialty wholesale life insurance broker, has announced that it is partnering with Munich Re on the provision of reinsurance services, and is working with Assurity Life Insurance, a mutual insurance organisation, as its underwriting partner. The partnerships will enable Ethos to better deliver its digital life insurance solutions to ... Read the full article
Ethos appoints Kevin Mooney as SVP and Head of SME, Casualty
18th July 2018
New York-based MGA Ethos Specialty Insurance Services, part of Ascot Group, has announced the appointment of Kevin Mooney as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Head of Small Medium Enterprise (SME), Casualty. Mooney will be reporting to Rory Cline, Ethos’ Chief Underwriting Officer, and will focus on developing excess casualty products for ... Read the full article
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